United Arab Emirates
Three Arab states back Greece in dispute over Turkey-Libya maritime accord
Libya's eastern parliament last week approved a maritime boundaries deal with Turkey, originally agreed in 2019, drawing swift condemnation from Greece and Cyprus.
UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh receives more support in bid to become next UN secretary-general
Vucic's mission: Can Serbia's longtime leader secure new mandate? - analysis
UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to succeed Guterres as UN secretary-general
Israelis remain stranded in Dubai as Israeli airlines cancel rescue flights
Despite reports of efforts to bring stranded Israelis home from the United Arab Emirates, Koster said she and the other members of her tour group still do not know how they will return to Israel.
Could Kuwait be the next country to join the Abraham Accords? - opinion
Quiet diplomacy could signal a new phase of the Abraham Accords, with Kuwait potentially moving closer to normalization with Israel.
Flydubai co-pilot planned attack on Israel months before attempted hijacking, investigation reveals
According to the WSJ, Hammami told investigators that he had sought to crash a plane into an Israeli target, such as Ben-Gurion Airport, due to the situation in Gaza.
Arkia forced to cancel Dubai repatriation flights after authorization rescinded by UAE authorities
According to Arkia, it possessed the required permissions until Tuesday evening, and has been futilely working in an attempt to restore the required authorization.
Hamam al-Hammami hired by flydubai as part of airline's mass hiring push - report
Omani first officer Hamam al-Hammami had allegedly been banned from flying by Omani authorities over concerns regarding his radical ideological views before he was hired by flydubai.
Israir UAE rescue flight canceled after failure to receive Emirati approval
Israelis in Dubai have faced difficulty returning home since flydubai suspended all flights to Israel on Wednesday following the attempted hijacking of flight FZ1073 earlier that same day.
Israel was prepared to down flydubai flight with 166 Israelis onboard during attempted hijacking
Had flight 1073 continued toward Israel and reached a predetermined distance, Israeli fighter jets would have entered Jordanian airspace to investigate the aircraft, two sources told CBS News.
Shin Bet takes active role in interrogation of flydubai hijacker in UAE
Israel is still working to establish a final profile of Hammami to determine whether he acted as a ‘lone wolf,’ was affiliated with any organization, or was sent directly by Iran.
We are all grateful to the flydubai plane heroes but who is taking accountability? - editorial
It’s now incumbent on the relevant authorities to examine how the events leading to the attempted hijacking were allowed to materialize in the first place.
The flydubai attack was a failure before it was a plot - analysis
Officials in Oman and Australia reportedly raised concerns about the flydubai co-pilot. Whatever the Iran probe finds, investigators must explain why the warnings failed to stop him from flying.
